Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 213)

Section 6 Instrument Simulator
6.3
6.6 Instrument Simulator Mode Bus Commands.
Control of the Instrument Simulator Mode of the Analyzer488 is implemented
with 18 bus commands. There are six groups of Instrument Simulator commands:
data buffer commands, keyboard and display commands, waveform control
commands, poll response commands, and miscellaneous commands
6.6.1 Data Buffer Commands
The Buffer Data commands allow control over the user-definable data
buffer inside the Analyzer488.
User Buffer B/string/ Send a string to the data buffer.
Data Bn Send binary data to the data buffer. n = 0 to 255.
B? Always returns B0.
Clear Buffer C0 Clear the entire data buffer.
C? Always returns C0.
6.6.2 Keyboard and Display Commands
The keyboard and display commands allow the user to input and output
data on the Analyzer488 console. This can be used as part of a program to
perform interactive data logging or give operator instructions.
Panel Display D/string/ Display string on 20 column display of
Analyzer488. All writes to the display are left
justified and destructive. Strings of length greater
than 20 are truncated.
D//
Clears the display.
D? Always returns D0.
Keyboard U1 Test for a key press.
Status U2 Wait for a key press.
6.6.3 Waveform Control Commands
The following commands provide control over the type of waveform
which is output over the data bus in response to an input command. This